M2SCI function
Last update : 1/7/2004

mtlb_num2str - Matlab num2str emulation function

### Description

Matlab `num2str` and Scilab equivalents (`string`, `msprintf`) behave differently in some particular cases:

  - With two input parameters, the second giving precision: There is no Scilab equivalent function, but `msprintf` can be used to emulate.
  - With two input parameters, the second giving format: Scilab equivalent for Matlab `num2string(a,format)` is `msprintf(format,a)`.

The function `mtlb_num2str(x,f)` is used by `mfile2sci` to replace `num2str(x,f)` when it was not possible to know what were the inputs while porting Matlab code to Scilab. This function will determine the correct semantic at run time. If you want to have a more efficient code it is possible to replace `mtlb_num2str` calls:

  - If `f` is a character string `mtlb_num2str(x,f)` may be replaced by `msprintf(f,x)`

Caution: `mtlb_num2str` has not to be used for hand coded functions.

### See Also

`string`, `msprintf`,

### Authors

  V.C.